Need reco for 1 night stay in Granada. Not renting car so not an issue. Myself and my wife. One person reco'ed the Hotel America. Anyone heard of it?

We spent one night at the Hotel American this past April, because it is right next to the Alhambra (as well as next to the Parador). The hotel itself is funky and our room was small and simply furnished, although there is a pleasant garden in the back where you can have a drink- there are a number of tables with chairs there on the shady patio. The front desk was very nice and accomodating.The hotel itself doesn't have a lot to recommend it except for its' location and old-timey atmosphere.
BUT: It was fabulous to be so close to the Alhambra- the main reason for our stop in Granada. We ended up taking an evening tour of the Alhambra in addition to the daytime one we'd booked in advance ( I highly recommend doing this- it is quite magical to see it at night, and you take away a completely different experience from seeing it in the daytime). We were able to just buy tickets for the evening entrance on the same day we were there.
We also walked into the city of Granada itself for dinner and had a great dinner at Oliver's ( we took a cab back up to the Hotel America instead of hiking up the hill in the dark).
I would highly recommend the America if your main purpose is to visit the Alhambra, you're not staying long, and you don't want to spend the VERY high price at the Granada parador.

Sounds perfect el13207 thanks! BTW, did you fly or drive in? If by air how did you get to the hotel?

Lots of info on this thread, regarding where to stay in Granada; personally, i would stay in the center, or in the Albaicin.



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We stayed for two nights at the America a couple of years ago and I would second el13207's description and recommendation especially since you will be in Grenada only one night. We stayed at the America because of its location. It is lovely being right next to the Alhambra and visiting the grounds at night.

We drove but cars can't be parked in the area of the hotel so we had to park in a public lot a couple of blocks away. If you are arriving by air, you can get a cab from the airport.

Kenstee, we cabbed in from the train station (we'd driven into Granada from southern Spain and then dropped the car at the train station), and then flew out to Barcelona on Vueling airlines.